Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 vs AMD EPYC 7301

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and AMD EPYC 7301 with 16 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.2GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 170W)

AMD EPYC 7301 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16.5MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 +160%

1339

AMD EPYC 7301

514

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 +200%

5871

AMD EPYC 7301

1955

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

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AMD EPYC 7301

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Jun 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Naples

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket SP3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket SP3

105 W

Power Consumption

170 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

-

Die Size

213 mm²

FC-LGA3647

Package

FCLGA-4094

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.2 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.7 GHz

4

Total Core Count

16

8

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

22.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

8

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

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